The Executive Director delivered statements at the conference as well as at various side events, underscoring that issues arising from population ageing, particularly the basic social and health needs of older persons in developing countries must be placed high on the global development agenda. UNFPA co-sponsored the Valencia Forum held immediately prior to the World Assembly.
El UNFPA continuará trabajando para establecer una sólida base documental, incluyendo consideraciones económicas, para persuadir a las instituciones financieras de que promover la igualdad entre los géneros y la salud reproductiva es una buena inversión y un aporte esencial al desarrollo y a la disminución de la pobreza.